The Insane Biology of: The Platypus

I love that even the indigenous people from Australia, who already deal with tons of weird animals, were like: "Nah this little guy is too weird to be normal."

Platypus is what you get when you let people create a custom character

*lab assistant bringing platypus to frat party "oh shit it glows"

Not to mention he could overthrow an "not really evil" professor

The platypus is a monotreme: it lactates and lays eggs. That means it's one of the few animals that can make it's own custard.

"The Electric Bill". I see you there, lol.

That platypus is smaller than I expected And less blue And less of a secret agent

12:58 I love how he angrily pushes the door away. "Stupid hooman inventions!"

Please give us as many “the insane biology of” videos as possible!!

The echidna just walking around is absolutely freaking adorable

“A sixth sense that almost no other mammal has.” I, a mammal, also have an electric bill

He's a semi aquatic Egg laying mammal of action (Doo-bee-doo-bee-do-bah) (Doo-bee-doo-bee-do-bah) He's a furry little flatfoot Who never flinched From a fra-ee-ay-ee-ay (Fray) He's got more than just mad skill He's got a beaver tail and bill And the women swoon Whenever they hear him say (Perry's sound) He's Perry, Perry the platypus (You can call him Agent P) Perry (I said you can call him Agent P) Agent P Agent P Agent P

2 more facts about the Platypuses: • They used to be giants: The ancient versions of a lot of modern animals, including penguins, were oversized monsters compared to the animals we know today—and platypuses are no different. In 2013, the discovery of a single tooth helped researchers identify a prehistoric platypus that was more than three feet long—double the size of the modern animal. • They lack a stomach: Platypuses (platypodes and platypi are technically also correct, but much rarer in use) aren't the only animals to forgo an acid-producing part of the gut; spiny echidnas, and nearly a quarter of living fishes all have a gullet that connects directly to their intestines. Good day!

Hey, where’s Perry? *sees this video* Oh there you are Perry.

Universe devs: Okay done and commited, did we forget something? Intern: thinks to himself "..hmm, did I delete that class that has access to everything in the animals package?"

I can see how a platypus could have been considered a fake at one time. What a fantastic animal. Thank you for uploading this.

platypuses are one of the coolest animals alive. I'm surprised we haven't hunted this thing to extinction yet

One thing I know about platypus is that they don't do much.

"Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see" -- A Platypus

Fun fact. I live in Melbourne and by using environmental DNA it’s been found the platypus is coming back to a number of rivers that are slowly being restored. Thanks for your great videos